Not Even 1% of Drinking Water for 100% of Life on the Planet

WWF Adria at Silosi

6. On July 6 at 6 PM, in the Silosi space in Dorćol, WWF Adria presented a futuristic exhibition and a special performance titled “Not Even 1% of Drinking Water for 100% of Life on the Planet”.

The event offered the audience an experience of a world in which drinking water has become a luxury — not an everyday given.

A world without taken-for-granted water

Although we perceive the planet as “blue,” less than one percent of the total amount of water on Earth is available for drinking. That very fact was the starting point of the exhibition, which through interactive scenarios showed just how much we rely on water in everyday life.

Visitors moved through settings that simulated:

• a kitchen where the pantry staple is water,
• a bathroom where only polluted water is available,
• a gym with no water after a workout,
• as well as a symbolic depiction of a world in which other living organisms don’t have enough water to survive.

The goal was not to offer a dystopian vision, but to encourage reflection and a change in habits — while we still have a choice.

Water as a limited resource

Modern economies, urban expansion, and industry are creating increasing pressure on freshwater ecosystems. Water is often treated as an inexhaustible and free resource, even though every irrational use has long-term consequences — for nature, but also for public health.

Key challenges include:

• over-abstraction of water in urban areas,
• insufficient wastewater treatment,
• fragmentation of river flows due to the construction of dams and hydropower facilities.

Preserving free-flowing rivers and revitalizing aquatic ecosystems are emerging as important steps toward a more sustainable future.

Silosi as a space for dialogue

The performance and exhibition at Silosi brought together a large number of visitors and opened space for conversation about a more responsible relationship to water — the resource on which all life on the planet depends.

The campaign “Not Even 1% of Drinking Water for 100% of Life on the Planet” continues after the event through digital channels and public spaces, with the aim of making the issue of water a central topic of public dialogue.